Description
| Product ID: | 9781472806284 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Title: | T-64 Battle Tank |
| Subtitle: | The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank |
| Authors: | Author: Steven J. Zaloga, Ian Palmer |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | Cold wars and proxy conflicts, The Cold War, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military vehicles, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Tanks & military land vehicles, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armour protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. This book sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War's most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse. The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armor protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. It pioneered a host of sophisticated new technologies including laminate armor, stereoscopic tank rangefinders, opposed-piston engines, smooth-bore tank guns with discarding sabot ammunition, and gun-fired guided projectiles. These impressive features meant that the Russians were loath to part with the secrets of the design, and the T-64 was the only Soviet tank type of the Cold War that was never exported. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-10-20 |
